Common Word Lengths
Flash Fiction 300 – 1,500 words
Short Fiction 1,500 – 30,000 words
Novella 30,000 – 50,000 words
Novel 50,000 – 100,000 words
Epic 110,000 + words
Common Genre Word Lengths
General Fiction 80,000 – 110,000 words
Historical 80,000 – 100,000 words
Memoir 80,000 – 100,000 words
Mystery 80,000 – 90,000 words
Romance 70,000 – 100,000 words
Young Adult 55,000 – 70,000 words
CHILDREN’S BOOKS:
Picture Book 300 – 800 words
Early Reader 200 – 3,500 words
Chapter Book 4,000 – 10,000 words
Middle Grade 25,000 – 40,000 words
Trim Size of Books
Mass Market (sold in supermarkets, airports, drugstores, etc.) 4-1/4” x 7”
Trade Paperbacks (most self-published books) 6” x 9” to 5.5” x 8.5”
Manuals/Workbooks (directories, instructional books) 8” x 10” to 8.5” x 11”
Novels 5.5” x 8.5”
Longer Novels /Memoirs/Story collections 6” x 9”
General Nonfiction 6” x 9” to 7” x 10”
Estimating Page Count
Based on using: standard typeface like Garamond, 11 pt type size, standard margins, indented paragraphs, no extra lines between paragraphs
*Add on front and back matter: title page, copyright page, table of contents, appendix, index, dedication, other additional pages
*Add on image pages: number of images divided into rough sizes – full page, half page, quarter page
5 images @ 1 page = 5 pages
20 images @ .5 page = 10 pages
20 images @ .25 page = 5 pages